JOHN HANCOCK

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does John Hancock mean? 

• JOHN HANCOCK (noun)
  The noun JOHN HANCOCK has 2 senses:

1. American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)

2. a person's own signature

  Familiarity information: JOHN HANCOCK used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• JOHN HANCOCK (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

American revolutionary patriot who was president of the Continental Congress; was the first signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1793)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

Hancock; John Hancock

Instance hypernyms:

American Revolutionary leader (a nationalist leader in the American Revolution and in the creation of the United States)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A person's own signature

Classified under:

Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents

Synonyms:

autograph; John Hancock

Hypernyms ("John Hancock" is a kind of...):

signature (your name written in your own handwriting)